The Pearl Yarrow

Ornamental Features:

The Pearl Yarrow is smothered in stunning white flat-top flowers at the ends of the stems from early to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's attractive tomentose ferny leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

The Pearl Yarrow is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a high maintenance perennial that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Self-Seeding
• Spreading

The Pearl Yarrow is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Container Planting
• Groundcover
• Border Edging
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

The Pearl Yarrow will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to dry locations, and dislikes excessive moisture. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in poor soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.